Qian Duoduo shielded Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf behind him. A mountain-like, weighty aura radiated from his body, and a trace of vexation appeared on his rugged, resolute face:
"I nearly caused a disaster!"
"There isn't just one of these mutated Wolf Ape Soul Beasts—there are three! They even knew to have one Wolf Ape draw my attention while the other two launched a sudden ambush."
"Tianyu, watch me avenge you. You wretched Wolf Apes—you've got a death wish!"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Dragon's Roar!"
Qian Duoduo raised the Black Dragon Shield. The Black Dragon patterns on it seemed to come alive, glowing with a burst of dark light. A ferocious Black Dragon flew out of the glow.
A terrifying pressure spread, sending ripples through the air.
Though the Three-Life Wolf Apes were mutated Soul Beasts with ten thousand years of cultivation, they still showed fear at the sight of the furious strike from Qian Duoduo, a Level 94 Titled Douluo. They couldn't help but think of retreating.
But this wasn't a matter of leaving just because they wanted to!
Qian Duoduo unleashed his full aura, and it was as if a mountain were pressing down on the Three-Life Wolf Apes, weakening their limbs and leaving them unable to exert their strength.
"Roar!"
The Three-Life Wolf Apes roared in unison. Waves of dark energy burst from each of their bodies, converged, and became a pitch-black pillar of light reaching to the heavens.
The world changed color. Under the erosion of that dark energy, dark marks appeared in the air, bringing a suffocating, oppressive feeling.
As mutated Soul Beasts, the Three-Life Wolf Apes had only just reached ten thousand years of cultivation. But with an ability similar to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even Soul Beasts with fifty or sixty thousand years of cultivation couldn't do anything to them.
That was why they had dared to launch a surprise attack!
Unfortunately for them, the person they'd run into today wasn't a Soul Saint or a Soul Douluo, but a genuine Titled Douluo!
The Black Dragon on Qian Duoduo's Black Dragon Shield let out a deafening roar, sending waves of tangible sonic force surging outward.
They swept through the air like a force that could wither trees and shatter wood, clearing away the dark marks. Even the pitch-black pillar of light gradually cracked and shattered in their fierce collision.
The dark energy scattered. Wherever it landed, it ate a deep crater into the ground. Flowers, grass, and low bushes sizzled like they'd been drenched in concentrated sulfuric acid, turning into blackened cinders that littered the ground amid clouds of white smoke.
The much-weakened waves of sonic force continued to slam into the Three-Life Wolf Apes.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Amid a series of snapping bones, the Three-Life Wolf Apes' bones and sinews shattered. They let out anguished cries and were sent flying, bloodied from head to toe, into the distant forest.
After severely wounding the Three-Life Wolf Apes in one breath, Qian Duoduo finally felt his anger ease:
"Tianyu, are you all right?"
"I've avenged you!"
"The Three-Life Wolf Apes are a rare variant, too. It's a pity they don't have wind attributes; otherwise, we could've considered them for your third Soul Ring!"
Feng Tianyu stepped out from behind Qian Duoduo, his eyes shining. The Three-Life Wolf Apes' attributes truly weren't suitable for them.
The Three-Life Wolf Apes had dual dark and space attributes!
But they could produce three left-leg Soul Bones, each of which granted Teleportation.
Feng Tianyu wasn't particularly interested in absorbing three ten-thousand-year Soul Bones, but it would still be a pity to let them go to waste.
Feng Tianyu looked at Grey Wolf:
"Grey Wolf, the Three-Life Wolf Apes have dual dark and space attributes. What do you think about using the materials from their bodies to make Soul Tools?"
Grey Wolf scratched his bristly chin:
"This king has a Sheep-Catching Tool called the Teleportation Cloak. The Three-Life Wolf Apes' fur would be perfect as the material for making it."
"They dared to ambush us, so we'll use their fur to make a Teleportation Cloak."
Grey Wolf still held a grudge over the two Wolf Apes' ambush. He raced into the forest and delivered a fatal blow to the three dying Wolf Apes.
After killing the three Wolf Apes, Grey Wolf skinned them himself.
Because Qian Duoduo's Dragon's Roar had mainly been a sonic attack, it had shattered the Three-Life Wolf Apes' bones, flesh, and organs right through their fur. Their pelts, by contrast, had remained relatively intact.
In half an hour, Grey Wolf had removed three complete pelts. He formed wind blades to clean off every bit of flesh, then rolled the pelts up one by one, ready to process them further after they returned.
After putting away the three pelts, Grey Wolf looked thoughtful. He could sense that something inside the Three-Life Wolf Apes was drawing him in.
So he formed more wind blades and dismembered the three Wolf Apes. Before long, he dug three gleaming silver left-leg bones out of their bodies.
He shouted:
"Feng Tianyu, come look! I found something good inside the Three-Life Wolf Apes. Are these the Soul Bones you told me about?"
Feng Tianyu remained calm inside. He'd known all along that these three mutated Wolf Apes could produce three left-leg bones.
But on the surface, he still wore an expression of delighted surprise. He hurried into the forest and examined the three Soul Bones:
"That's right. These are Soul Bones!"
There was just one problem: the three Wolf Apes had been severely wounded mainly by Qian Duoduo, so technically the three Soul Bones counted as his spoils.
Feng Tianyu lowered his eyes. All three Soul Bones granted Teleportation. If they were incorporated into the Teleportation Cloak, they would surely improve its quality tremendously.
He returned and looked earnestly at Qian Duoduo:
"Dean Qian, we'd like to keep the three Soul Bones produced by the Three-Life Wolf Apes to study and make Soul Tools, but they count as your spoils."
"I'll trade you the blueprints for the Magnification Lamp and Shrink Lamp, plus a blueprint for a Gas Mask. How does that sound?"
Three ten-thousand-year Soul Bones were enough to tempt even Qian Duoduo, a Level 94 Super Douluo.
But as a Level 8.5 Soul Engineer, all he dreamed of now was breaking through his bottleneck and truly becoming a Level 9 Soul Engineer.
The blueprints Feng Tianyu had offered were all marvels of ingenuity. They appealed to Qian Duoduo far more than ten-thousand-year Soul Bones did.
So Qian Duoduo agreed without hesitation:
"Absolutely!"
"I heard you talking about using the Three-Life Wolf Apes' pelts to make a Teleportation Cloak. Since these three Soul Bones came from the same source as their pelts, they should make your research go much more smoothly."
"Tsk, tsk. Other Soul Engineers are still studying and learning from the Soul Tool blueprints left by their predecessors, while you've already come up with more than one blueprint of your own."
"If you really succeed in making this Teleportation Cloak, you'll have another trump card in battle."
Feng Tianyu smiled faintly.
His eyes gleamed. Grey Wolf's research wouldn't fail; he would definitely manage to make the Teleportation Cloak.
With this Soul Tool, Feng Tianyu would be able to travel around the continent someday, with much greater assurance of his safety.
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